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27 October
5:56 pm

The Medicaid expansion that happened under Obamacare allowed able-bodied adults who were not seeking work to be able to get these benefits

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Zach Lahn, at Iowa Governor General Election Debate (KCRG / The Gazette)

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Why we checked itSpecific policy claim about ACA Medicaid expansion eligibility rules — whether the expansion permitted able-bodied, non-working adults to receive Medicaid without work requirements is a verifiable policy fact
What we foundThe ACA Medicaid expansion did allow able-bodied adults to receive Medicaid benefits without any work or job-seeking requirement, a fact confirmed by multiple independent sources.
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